Completed the sale of my flat in Kingston Park last February but my buyer keeps texting every few hours complaining that their solicitor is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Post completion of your disposal your conveyancer is obliged to forward the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. If applicable, your lawyer should also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been paid off to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion procedures unique to conveyancing in Kingston Park.
We previously selected solicitors locally in Kingston Park on the Principality solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a supplemental sum for the legal aspects of the Principality mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Principality?
Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your property lawyer can charge a fee for this. The charge is not set by Principality but by your Kingston Park conveyancing practitioner. Some firms on the Principality panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
We were going to get a OIP from Barclays this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Barclays recommend any Kingston Park solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Kingston Park solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Barclays conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Barclays through the process.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Kingston Park on 3/9/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, all came back fine. Solicitor retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Coventry BS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Coventry BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Kingston Park. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Kingston Park
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The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a simple, no chain conveyancing. Kingston Park is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Kingston Park are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Kingston Park you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Kingston Park may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
Last May I purchased a leasehold house in Kingston Park. Am I liable to pay service charges for periods before completion of my purchase?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
Leasehold Conveyancing in Kingston Park - Examples of Queries Prior to buying
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Who takes responsibility for maintaining and repairing the block? What is the yearly maintenance fee and ground rent? This question is important as a) areas could result in problems for the building as the common areas may begin to deteriorate where maintenance remain unpaid b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the running of the building you will want to have complete disclosure
18 days into a sale of a flat in Kingston Park. Conveyancing lawyers are doing their job but we are being charged an extortionate amount by the managing agents. To date we have forked out £295.50 for a leasehold management information and then a further £118 for responses to questions supplied by the purchaser's solicitor.
You will not have control over the level of the bill for this information but the average costs for the information for Kingston Park leasehold property is £380. For Kingston Park conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to cover the costs. The freeholder or their agents are not duty bound to answer these questions most will agree to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices disproportionate to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed fees for administrative tasks. There is no set time frame by which they are duty bound to supply answers.